My New Classes
The new term is off to an excellent start. I’ve got three classes: a 103 level adult class from 7-8 a.m (you read that correctly–7 in the a.m.), a 403 (literature and creative writing) high school-age class from 3:00-4:20 p.m., and another 103 level high school age-class from 4:30-5:50 p.m. My students are great.
Funniest moments so far: yesterday, I prepared my 103 students for an in-class reading by brainstorming U.S. cities they’re familiar with. They threw out the ones they knew–New York, L.A., Chicago, etc.–and I wrote them on the board; they hit a wall after about 10.
And then, in both classes, in virtually the same reluctant, half-serious manner, someone volunteered another American town: Springfield. As in the home of “The Simpsons.” Or as they’re known here, “Los Simpsons”.